- Title
- Detection of pharmaceutical residues in surface waters of the Eastern Cape Province:
- Creator
- Vumazonke, Sesethu, Khamanga, Sandile M, Ngqwala, Nosiphiwe P
- Date
- 2020
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/149693
- Identifier
- vital:38875
- Identifier
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17114067
- Description
- Pharmaceuticals are emerging contaminants in the aquatic environments. Their presence poses toxicological effects in humans and animals even at trace concentrations. This study investigated the presence of antibiotics, anti-epilepsy and anti-inflammatory drugs in river water of selected rivers in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used for screening of sulfamethoxazole and fluoroquinolones antibiotics. The samples were collected in upper-stream, middle-stream and lower-stream regions of the rivers and effluent of selected wastewater treatment plants. Pre-concentration of the samples was conducted using lyophilisation and extraction was conducted using solid phase extraction (SPE) on Waters Oasis hydrophilic-lipophilic-balanced cartridge.
- Format
- 13 pages, pdf
- Language
- English
- Relation
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vumazonke, S., Khamanga, S.M. and Ngqwala, N.P., 2020. Detection of Pharmaceutical Residues in Surface Waters of the Eastern Cape Province. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(11), p.4067., International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health volume 17 number 11 p.4067 June 2020 1660-4601
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